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maukas

maukas is the plural of mauka.

Meaning of mauka

Noun

mauka (plural maukas)

  1. The flowering Andean root vegetable Mirabilis expansa, which was important to the Incas and which survives in cold, windy places several thousand meters above sea level.
  2. One of the edible tuberous roots this plant produces.

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Questions about maukas

What is maukas the plural of?
Maukas is the plural of mauka.

Words near maukas in the dictionary

  1. Maui Wowie
  2. Mauian
  3. Mauians
  4. Mauk
  5. mauka
  6. maukas
  7. maukin
  8. maukins
  9. maukish
  10. Mauks
  11. maul

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